Bhopal

'Dist sports officers should visit villages'

Staff Reporter

Under Bharat Uday campaign, District sports officers should visit villages and mark maximum number of playgrounds to provide platform for talent at district levels said Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Yashodhra Rahe Scindia during a meeting of District sports officers at TT Nagar stadium on Wednesday.

Scindia said that enormous resource of pool is present in villages and there is need to search and provide opportunity to the talent and develop their skill and portray at larger arena. She discussed details with District sports officers regarding sports activities and implementation of schemes for the sports and sports persons.

Summer camps, sports goods and construction of sports complex under Rajeev Gandhi sports campaign under ‘Gram Uday se Bharat Uday’ campaign were reviewed.

During the meeting detailed review of the departmental programmes were discussed and instructions were given to the officials. In the meeting the review of construction works and infrastructure was done and instruction to maintain quality of the works was given.

Director Sports and Youth Welfare Department Upendra Jain provided details of the programme. Six candidates selected as Platoon Commander were felicitated by the minister which were trained at the information and training provided by Sports and Youth Welfare Department. Sports and Youth Welfare minister congratulated them and wished them luck for their future.

At the occasion Jain provided details of the facility at the Sports and Youth Welfare department which prepares candidates physically and academically to face competition examinations.

The facility provided by the Sports and Youth Welfare department has delivered 261 selections in Sub Inspector, Platoon Commander, Constable, Border Security Forces, Indian Army, CISF, CRPF and other agencies.